Saudi Arabia: Imports, billion dollars

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 Saudi Arabia

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 359.76
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1968 - 2025
 Average 98.89
 Min - Max 1.04 - 359.76
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2025 is 359.76 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 338.83 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 194.26 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Saudi Arabia from 1968 to 2025 is 98.89 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 1.04 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1968 while the maximum of 359.76 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2025. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Saudi Arabia - Imports, billion dollars - Recent values chart

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Saudi Arabia - Imports, billion dollars - historical chart - 1968-2025




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Terms of trade 168.10 2023 percent
 Trade openness 57.06 2024 percent
 Financial openness 1.028 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 29.11 2024 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 379.83 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 8.90 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 25.57 2024 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 359.76 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.72 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 21.34 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 6,228.08 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -1.31 2024 percent
 Current account, in dollars -32.74 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Current Account, quarterly -2.55 12/2025 percent
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 3.54 2024 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 29.74 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 463.87 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.03 2024 percent
 Remittances 350.57 2025 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -8,328.05 2024 million USD
 External debt 29.84 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 23.12 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 18.44 2024 percent
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